The manager was highly critical of his current strikers after the recent defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League and the future of Fernando Torres in particular has since been cast into doubt.

And yesterday the Portuguese stated:

"Yes, I think Chelsea can do that [spend £50m]. I think Chelsea can't do that with four or five players and spend £200 or £250m but Chelsea can do that with one player."

Mourinho has also moved to dismiss any bids have been made for Romelu Lukaku.

It has been reported that Tottenham Hotspur were keen on the player - but Mourinho says this is nonsense.

“Ha! People said there were arguments. There were arguments in the press and stuff but I don't know where it came from. I just spoke to him and said hopefully what I wanted as a player and he was okay with it."

"My aim is to try to make him feel I am always the best option for him. You have to have ways to adapt to this situation. Blame the manager? Blame your team-mates? Blame everyone? Or ask from yourself a bit more. I think I can do better. I can make Jose think I am the best option. That is what I have to do every day in training, all the matches. I just ask of myself the responsibility."

Mathew Nash

I’m Mathew Nash a 27 year old graduate in Sports Studies and I have an insatiable love for sport. With a particularly keen interest for the madcap world of football I have always been known amongst friends as a beacon for bizarre sporting trivia and knowledge. My other passion is for writing and hopefully combining the two will create a superb and entertaining marriage that will create, divide and share opinion.Mathew is a correspondent for the NextGen Series, Ligue 1 and Primeira Liga.